| Women's 100 metre backstroke at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 18–19 May | |||||||||
| Competitors | 47 from 28 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 58.73 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| ← 20142018 → | ||||||||||
| 2016 European Aquatics Championships | ||
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| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Synchronised | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Mixed | 3 m | 10 m |
| Team | team | |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Solo | Free | Technical |
| Duet | Free | Technical |
| Team | Free | Technical |
| Mixed | Free | Technical |
| Combination | Combination | |
The Women's 100 metre backstroke competition of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships was held on 18 and 19 May 2016.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Gemma Spofforth |  Great Britain |
58.12 | Rome | 28 July 2009 |
| European record | |||||
| Championship record | Anastasia Zuyeva |  Russia |
59.41 | Eindhoven | 21 March 2008 |
Results
Heats
The heats were held on 18 May at 10:49.
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 18 May at 19:41.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Katinka Hosszú |  Hungary |
1:00.03 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Georgia Davies | Great Britain |
1:00.58 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Simona Baumrtová |  Czech Republic |
1:00.83 | |
| 4 | 1 | Irina Prikhodko | Russia |
1:01.09 | |
| 5 | 6 | Alicja Tchórz |  Poland |
1:01.19 | |
| 6 | 5 | Katarína Listopadová |  Slovakia |
1:01.33 | |
| 7 | 7 | Elena Gemo |  Italy |
1:01.70 | |
| 8 | 2 | Theodora Drakou |  Greece |
1:02.06 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Mie Østergaard Nielsen |  Denmark |
59.16 | Q, CR |
| 2 | 5 | Kathleen Dawson | Great Britain |
59.83 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Daryna Zevina |  Ukraine |
1:00.31 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir |  Iceland |
1:00.46 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Ekaterina Avramova |  Turkey |
1:00.52 | Q |
| 6 | 6 | Carlotta Zofkova | Italy |
1:00.81 | Q |
| 7 | 8 | Mimosa Jallow |  Finland |
1:01.16 | |
| 8 | 7 | Matea Samardžić |  Croatia |
1:01.80 |
Final
The final was held on 19 May at 19:00.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Mie Østergaard Nielsen | Denmark |
58.73 | CR |
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3 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary |
58.94 | |
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5 | Kathleen Dawson | Great Britain |
59.68 | |
| 4 | 6 | Daryna Zevina | Ukraine |
59.97 | |
| 5 | 1 | Georgia Davies | Great Britain |
59.99 | |
| 6 | 2 | Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir | Iceland |
1:00.98 | |
| 6 | 8 | Carlotta Zofkova | Italy |
1:00.98 | |
| 8 | 7 | Ekaterina Avramova | Turkey |
1:01.10 |